Davis had previously been Senior Vice President, Drama Series since July 2007 and Vice President, Drama Series from May 2005-July 2007. From 2002-2005, Davis was Director, Drama Series Development, CBS Entertainment. She started in the CBS drama series department in 1997 as assistant to then drama head Nina Tassler, rising through the ranks from supervisor (1999-2000), to manager (2000-2002) and director (2002-2005). Before joining CBS, Davis worked in drama series development at Warner Bros. Television (April 1996-August 1997).

Since joining CBS, Davis has been involved in the development of the CSI franchise, including the upcoming CSI: CYBER, as well as THE MENTALIST, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, THE GOOD WIFE, BLUE BLOODS, HAWAII FIVE-0, PERSON OF INTEREST, ELEMENTARY, and the summer event series UNDER THE DOME and EXTANT.

This fall, under Davis' auspices, CBS debuted the new dramas MADAM SECRETARY, STALKER and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS.

Davis is a graduate of UCLA with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science.